Overview

Employment questions are not just about one employee. They impact the business generally. Johanna’s goal is to address employment questions comprehensively and find solutions that work for the business.

Johanna’s practice involves representing and counseling management clients in a wide range of complex employment matters, including claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and comparable state law. She also handles wage and hour class and collective matters, and matters involving noncompetition agreements and trade secrets. Johanna practices in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies and arbitrators. Her litigation experience ranges from single plaintiff cases to large class actions.

Johanna values her relationships with her clients and understanding of their business. Johanna regularly provides day-to-day counseling regarding employment-related matters and compliance issues, such as personnel management, leaves and accommodations, employment policies and handbooks, discipline issues, investigations, severance and release agreements, and corporate reorganizations and reductions in force. She also conducts investigations of employee complaints, including complaints of harassment.

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Experience

Credentials

Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1999, J.D.
  • magna cum laude
  • Associate Coordinator, Law Review
  • Labor & Employment Law Award,
  • Order of the Coif
University of Notre Dame, 1996, B.A.
  • summa cum laude
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkships and Bar Admissions

Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

More

  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America® 2021, 2023-2026: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
  • Listed, Benchmark Litigation, Labor & Employment Star, 2020-2024